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Custom made bracket for projectors

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Bdavison, Mar 9, 2020.

  1. Mar 9, 2020 at 12:59 PM
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    Bdavison

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    Can anyone name a few companies that make custom retrofit projector brackets? I am not talking about the quick fit ones but a bracket that mounts using the factory mounting system
     
  2. Mar 9, 2020 at 3:56 PM
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    @MESO might make them or knows who does.
     
  3. Mar 11, 2020 at 10:39 AM
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    yeah I tried to get that guy to build one but haven’t heard back. I guess I’m just going to use the bi led projector and not add the mini hb like I wanted
     
  5. Mar 11, 2020 at 12:15 PM
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    Ahhh, are you trying to do a quad retrofit then?
     
  6. Mar 11, 2020 at 12:16 PM
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    yeah
     
  7. Mar 11, 2020 at 12:18 PM
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    Trying be the key word lol
     
  8. Mar 11, 2020 at 12:28 PM
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    Nice!! Have you checked out Headlight Junkies on Facebook? I could have sworn I have seen some people do a quad retrofit and made some brackets. I'll do some digging as well, I love automotive lighting!
     
  9. Mar 11, 2020 at 12:45 PM
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    I have not but will def look they up!!! Thanks man!
     
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    I looked around and there are a couple builders that do quads, I don't know if you PM them if they might be willing to sell you a set.
     
  11. Mar 11, 2020 at 12:51 PM
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    cant hurt to ask
     
  12. Mar 11, 2020 at 3:41 PM
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    if you can draw it up, i can cut one for you.
     
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  13. Mar 12, 2020 at 5:20 AM
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    If you were able to knock out a handful of those you could probably sell them for a pretty good mark-up on Headlight Junkies and here.
     
  14. Mar 12, 2020 at 6:08 AM
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    I know right! I have an idea of how I want it to work and look but have no idea how to get actually tangible. Seems like someone would have came up with one, just a flat piece of plastic with the same angle of the factory bucket
     
  15. Mar 12, 2020 at 6:49 AM
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    Well it wouldn't be as simple as that.... the outer projector will have to be set back from the high beam projector due to the headlight shape. Just a little more bending and such. The hardest part is to ensure rotation is accurate.
     
  16. Mar 12, 2020 at 8:13 AM
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    right but with the right equipment and software should not be an issue, I just thought someone would have done this already.
     
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